Anna Porter

Anna Maria Porter [http://www.douglas-mcintyre.com/author/542] is a Canadian publisher and novelist.

Born Anna Szigethy in Budapest, she emigrated to New Zealand in 1956 to escape the Soviet presence in Hungary. She received a Bachelor degree and Master of Arts degree from the University of Canterbury. She started at McClelland & Stewart in 1969 and became president and publisher of Seal Books. In 1982, she founded Key Porter Books and in 1986 she purchased a majority stake in Doubleday Canada. She remains one of the most respected publishing professionals.

In 2004, she was appointed to the Board of Governors of York University.

In 1991, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for being "instrumental in bringing Canadian titles to the attention of the international market place". [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2973] In 2003, she was awarded the Order of Ontario. She has been awarded honorary degrees from Ryerson University, St. Mary's University, the University of Toronto and the Law Society of Upper Canada.

She is married to the lawyer Julian Porter, and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.

elected bibliography

* "Hidden Agenda"
* "Mortal Sins"
* "The Bookfair Murders"
* "The Storyteller" [http://www.douglas-mcintyre.com/book/9781553652205]
* "Kasztner's Train" [http://www.douglas-mcintyre.com/book/9781553652229]

"Kasztner's Train" won the 2007 Nereus Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize [http://www.writerstrust.com/programs_apa_pearsontrust.html] , and was shortlisted for the 2008 Charles Taylor Literary Prize for Non-Fiction [http://www.thecharlestaylorprize.ca/2008/anna_porter.asp] .

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External links

* Canadians of Hungarian ancestry